WESTLAKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Melrose Park, IL 60160
WESTLAKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Westlake Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Melrose Park, IL 60160 that serves the Cook county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
WESTLAKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
1225 Lake StMelrose Park, IL 60160
Phone: (708) 938-4000
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier.
Fair
ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals What's an acute care hospital?An acute care hospital provides inpatient medical care, services related for surgery and medical services for short-term illnesses, acute medical conditions or injuries.
Hospital Owner: Voluntary Non-profit - Other
Electronic Lab Results: Yes Able to receive lab results electronically
The provider has the ability of receiving laboratory results through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system as discrete searchable data.
Electronically Track Patients Visits: Yes Able to track patients’ lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits
The provider is capable of tracking lab tests, diagnostic studies, or patient referrals through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
Outpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for outpatient surgical procedures.
Nursing Care Registry: Yes Nursing care registry
The provider participates in the nursing care registry. This registry collects and analyzes information on nursing care topics, conditions, or procedures.
Inpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for inpatient surgical procedures.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Westlake Community Hospital is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.
Doctor Communication: AverageQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Westlake Community Hospital show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.
ER Wait Time: 28 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 28 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 13 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 10 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 38 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Westlake Community Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Illinois or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of IL. - Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of thorax CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of IL. - Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of IL. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 95% average score of Illinois. - Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 90% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 84% average score of Illinois. - Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s)
The provider's Pneumonia performance score of 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% average score of Illinois. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of Illinois. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Illinois. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of Illinois. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 98% average score of Illinois.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOYOLA GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 701 West North Ave Melrose Park, IL 60160 | Yes | 1.21 mi | Compare |
| LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | 2160 S 1st Avenue Maywood, IL 60153 | Yes | 2.39 mi | Compare |
| RUSH OAK PARK HOSPITAL | 520 S Maple Ave Oak Park, IL 60304 | Yes | 2.53 mi | Compare |
| WEST SUBURBAN MEDICAL CENTER | 3 Erie Court Oak Park, IL 60302 | Yes | 3.72 mi | Compare |
| LORETTO HOSPITAL | 645 South Central Ave Chicago, IL 60644 | Yes | 4.69 mi | Compare |
| ELMHURST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 155 East Brush Hill Road Elmhurst, IL 60126 | Yes | 4.93 mi | Compare |
| MACNEAL HOSPITAL | 3249 South Oak Park Avenue Berwyn, IL 60402 | Yes | 5.08 mi | Compare |
| COMMUNITY FIRST MEDICAL CENTER | 5645 W Addison Street Chicago, IL 60634 | Yes | 5.52 mi | Compare |
| PRESENCE RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER | 7435 W Talcott Avenue Chicago, IL 60631 | Yes | 6.78 mi | Compare |
| ADVENTIST LA GRANGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 5101 S Willow Springs Rd La Grange, IL 60525 | Yes | 6.93 mi | Compare |
| HINSDALE HOSPITAL | 120 North Oak St Hinsdale, IL 60521 | Yes | 7.07 mi | Compare |
| NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL | 1044 N Francisco Ave Chicago, IL 60622 | Yes | 7.72 mi | Compare |
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